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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose and Michael McGowan

‘Not sufficiently precise’: David Elliott blames poor communication for Sydney trains fiasco

Dominic Perrottet flanked by David Elliott at a press conference in November
NSW premier Dominic Perrottet says he ‘should have been advised’ about the decision to shut down Sydney’s train network. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A communication bungle between Transport for New South Wales and the transport minister’s office is being blamed for why David Elliott and premier Dominic Perrottet did not know about Monday’s total shutdown of the Sydney rail network before the general public.

Questions continue to be asked about Elliott’s performance in the aftermath of the rail chaos on Monday that saw the entire network closed with no notice given to passengers. Full services are not expected to resume before next Monday.

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